Message from the President of the United States to the two houses of Congress: afterw. The abridgment: message from the President ... Includes reports of the heads of departments , 1850-19151866 |
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... established , we will hope forever , that there lies no appeal to force . The maintenance of the Union brings with it " the support of the State gov- ernments in all their rights ; " but it is not one of the rights of any State govern ...
... established , we will hope forever , that there lies no appeal to force . The maintenance of the Union brings with it " the support of the State gov- ernments in all their rights ; " but it is not one of the rights of any State govern ...
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... established the Constitution , it was the assent of the States , one by one , which gave it vitality . In the event , too , of any amendment to the Constitution , the proposition of Congress needs the confirmation of States . Without ...
... established the Constitution , it was the assent of the States , one by one , which gave it vitality . In the event , too , of any amendment to the Constitution , the proposition of Congress needs the confirmation of States . Without ...
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... established for an indefinite period , would have offered no security for the early suppression of discontent , would have divided the people into the vanquishers and the vanquished , and would have enven- omed hatred rather than have ...
... established for an indefinite period , would have offered no security for the early suppression of discontent , would have divided the people into the vanquishers and the vanquished , and would have enven- omed hatred rather than have ...
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... established in ports of entry , so that the revenue of the United States may be collected . The Post Office De- partment renews its ceaseless activity , and the general government is thereby enabled to communicate promptly with its ...
... established in ports of entry , so that the revenue of the United States may be collected . The Post Office De- partment renews its ceaseless activity , and the general government is thereby enabled to communicate promptly with its ...
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... established and affirmed that treason is a crime ; that traitors should be punished and the offence made infamous ; and , at the same time , that the question may be judicially settled , finally and forever , that no State , of its own ...
... established and affirmed that treason is a crime ; that traitors should be punished and the offence made infamous ; and , at the same time , that the question may be judicially settled , finally and forever , that no State , of its own ...
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Page 352 - That no certificate shall be given or patent issued therefor until the expiration of five years from, the date of such entry ; and if, at the expiration of such time, or at any time within two years thereafter, the person making such entry ; or, if he be dead, his widow...
Page 699 - The arms, artillery, and public property to be parked and stacked, and turned over to the officers appointed by me to receive them. This will not embrace the side-arms of the officers nor their private horses or baggage.
Page 699 - The officers to give their individual paroles not to take up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged ; and each company or regimental commander sign a like parole for the men of their commands. The arms, artillery, and public property to be parked and stacked, and turned over to the officers appointed by me to receive them.
Page 352 - ... time of filing the affidavit aforesaid, and shall make affidavit that no part of said land has been alienated, and that he has borne true allegiance to the government of the United States; then, in such case, he, she or they, if at that time a citizen of the United States, shall be entitled to a patent, as in other cases provided for by law...
Page 6 - But the true theory is, that all pretended acts of secession were, from the beginning, null and void. The States can not commit treason, nor screen the individual citizens who may have committed treason, any more than they can make valid treaties, or engage in lawful commerce with any foreign power. The States attempting to secede placed themselves in a condition where their vitality was impaired, but not extinguished...
Page 658 - ... for the support of their armies. It was a question whether our numerical strength and resources were not more than balanced by these disadvantages and the enemy's superior position.
Page 9 - In my judgment the freedmen, if they show patience and manly virtues, will sooner obtain a participation in the elective franchise through the States than through the General Government, even if it had power to intervene.
Page 697 - The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the army of Northern Virginia.
Page 19 - No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the Invisible Hand which conducts the affairs of men more than the people of the United States. Every step by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation seems to have been distinguished by some token of Providential agency.
Page 699 - I received your letter of this date containing the terms of the surrender of the army of Northern Virginia, as proposed by you. As they are substantially the same as those expressed in your letter of the 8th instant, they are accepted. I will proceed to designate the proper officers to carry the stipulations into effect. " RE LEE, General.